And God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so." ~God, Genesis 1:29-30

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• Introduction to Veganism  
  • Why Be A Vegetarian?
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  • Becoming a Vegan
  • Why Vegan?
  • Institutionalizing Cruelty
  • Be a Caring Consumer (Animal ingredients hidden in common products)
  • A small handful of Vegan resources & suggestions

• Arguments Against Vegetarianism (Some answers to typical arguments made by meat eaters):
  • Did God give humans dominion over animals?
  • It's natural to kill for food. Animals kill one another in the wild. Why shouldn't we?
  • Vegetarianism is a personal choice. Don’t try to force it on everyone else."
  • Doesn't God call for animal sacrifice?
  • DoYou Believe That Jesus Was a Vegetarian?
  • Doesn't God give humans permission to eat meat in Genesis 9?
  • Doesn't "Thou Shalt Not Kill" Apply to Humans, not animals?
  • I consume the Eucharist, the body and blood of Jesus...?
  • "What do you mean by ‘animal rights’?"
  • Jesus was an observant Jew, so wouldn't he have eaten the sacrificial lamb on Passover?
  • Why are you focusing on Christianity?
  • Doesn't Jesus eat fish after the resurrection, help the fisherman catch fish, and serve fish...?
  • What about Peter's vision in Acts, where the animals come down in the cloth?
  • Why don't you focus your attention on abortion or child abuse? Why do you care about animals?
  • Why are there so few scholarly publications advocating Christian vegetarianism?
  • How can you use Scripture to prove that Jesus was a vegetarian, while discounting Scripture that disagrees?
  • Why don't we have a passage reading, "Thou shalt not eat meat," or a clear statement that Jesus didn't...?
  • Paul's letters to Timothy (first letter, chapter 4) and to the Romans (chapter 14) say that all food is good to eat?
  • I believe that the Bible is literally true...Why should I be a vegetarian?
  • How can they advocate vegetarianism if they don't believe Jesus was a vegetarian?
  • If God doesn't ordain meat-eating, why are there so many laws about what meat is and isn't clean...?

   

• Growing Our Own Food (Gentle farming and responsible gardening that respects the life-force within nature)
  • Veganic Gardeningby Jill Howard Church
  • Biointensive Sustainable Food Growing
  • The Natural Way of Farming by Kirby Fry
  • Growing Your Own Home: Natural Buildings for Natural Gardenersby Kirby Fry
  • No-Till Gardening
  • Ecology Action & Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming by John Jeavons
  • 10 New Square Foot Secrets! Organic Gardening  Bartholomew, Mel.